The Longevity Diet The Only Proven Way to Slow the Aging Process and Maintain Peak Vitality--Through Calorie Restriction

by Delaney, Brian M.; Walford, Lisa

• ISBN13: 9781600940385
• ISBN10: 1600940382
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-25
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

Summary

Do you want to radically reduce your risk for cancer, heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and more-even to slow your aging process-and live decades longer than your parents and grandparents? Longtime calorie restriction (CR) practitioners and experts Brian M. Delaney and Lisa Walford show you how.

Author Biography

Roy L. Walford, MD, (1924-2004) was a gerontologist who pioneered research on effects of a low-calorie diet on aging. In addition to Beyond the 120 Year Diet, he was the author of seven other books, including the bestsellers Maximum Lifespan and The Anti-Aging Plan. He received his MD from the University of Chicago in 1948 and was professor of pathology at the UCLA School of Medicine. Author of 300 scientific articles, Walford was a delegate to the White House Conference on Aging, a member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Aging, and is still considered one of America's leading experts on gerontology.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface to the Second Edition	p. xiii
Scientific Background
What is the Longevity Diet?	p. 3
How the Longevity Diet can Change your Life	p. 21
ABCs of Nutrition	p. 43
Your Calories, Your Life	p. 71
Your Life, Your Decision	p. 99
The Longevity Lifestyle
The Longevity Diet as a Way of Life	p. 113
Your Daily Food Diary	p. 135
Parenting the Longevity Diet Lifestyle	p. 191
Monitoring the Longevity Diet Lifestyle	p. 199
The Longevity Diet and Exercise	p. 215
Optimal Living from a Few Veteran Practitioners of the Longevity Diet	p. 243
Recipes	p. 257
Glossary	p. 301
Resources	p. 309
Notes	p. 313
Acknowledgments	p. 325
Index	p. 327
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